This is your chance to honor your favorite Tournament Organizer! You can nominate tournaments that were completed in 2009.

From all the nominated tournaments we will put up a list of the Top 10 and set up a poll for all of you to vote for The Best Tournament of 2009.

The TOs of the first three tournaments will receive a Contest Achievement Medal. We will also throw the names of everybody that nominated a tournament in a hat and award a Contest Achievement Medal to the first one we fish out of the hat.

To nominate a tournament, please post the following:

> Name of the Tournament Organizer> Name of the Tournament> Link to the Tournament Forum Thread> Reason(s) why you nominate this tournament

As usual, there are a few rules:

> The tournament has to be completed in 2009> You have to provide a “valid” reason for your nomination (*see note)> You can nominate a maximum of 3 (three) tournaments> A tournament can be nominated more than once as long as the reason is distinct> You cannot nominate your own tournament> The tournament cannot be an abandoned or rescued tournament

*Note: A nominated tournament has to have something “special” that distinguishes it from other tournaments. A “valid” reason for nominating a tournament can be because it is or was:

> innovative> unique> very well run> challenging> well presented> really fun to play> all or some of the above

These are examples, there could be other reasons to nominate a tournament as long as they point out a positive quality (or qualities) with regards to the tournament itself and/or the organizer. Please try to give a specific example of why you think a tournament has a special quality (or qualities).

Tournaments with a “valid” nomination will be listed in the second post, with the name of the person(s) nominating it.

Wow, picking 3 tournaments out of all the ones that ran in 09 was tricky. But I managed to settle down on my favourite 3:

In no particular order:

TO: flexmaster33Tournament: 2008 College Basketball SeasonLinky: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=66381Reasoning: Flex is one of the best organizers for keeping the tournament fun outside of the games. He writes weekly newsletters, calculates game scores, runs RPIs, you name it, he's got it. Just click on that link and look at the graphics he puts up for us. Not to mention that there were a total of 118 players in that tournament, and he kept everyone involved all the way to the playoffs. Easily my favourite "annual" tournament.Dates Run: 12OCT2008-01MAY2009

TO: brandoncfiTournament: Map Quester 1Linky: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=85476Reasoning: After effectively running 4 (I think) successful Map Blasters in which players played 8-man escalating games on all the maps at the same time (quite a feat just creating the games), brandon stepped it up and gave us total control over the tournament. Every player had guidelines and rules to follow, and a scorecard to complete, but it was ultimately up to each individual to play the tournament how they wanted. Made it very enjoyable strategically and gave every player the same advantage: to always play on their home turf. I've waited for MQ2 ever since, but alas, no such luck.Dates Run: 02MAY2009-23JUN2009

TO: amazzonyTournament: GameZZone: StarcraftLinky: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=75554Reasoning: Another great tournament that had players involved outside of the games. Players really committed to the strategy of the tournament made it far, while those who weren't got easily weeded out early on. All of us in the finals had fun with the freestyle games, and trying to figure out who was in the lead and guess at each other's purchases. Even in the final set of games, the winner wasn't clear, and altogether an enjoyable tournament to be a part of.Dates Run: 20JAN2009-11DEC2009

Altogether, I thought it was a great year for tournaments that ran. I had difficulty narrowing it down to my 3 favourites as there were probably 10 that I could have nominated. I do think that there is going to be a bias towards tournaments that ended later in the year as some people may not remember a tournament that ran back in May as they do one that just ended.

TO: Barterer2002Name: Championship Series AusterlitzThread: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=99073Reason: This tournament came out not long after Austerlitz was in Beta. There were some threads that bashed it quite hard, which did tend to cast the map in a negative light. After playing the games in this tournament, I realized that the gameplay was actually quite enjoyable. This map made me actually play a map I wouldn't have played otherwise.

TO: poptartpsycho18Name: Best Movie Ever, CC Edition 3Thread: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=94023Reason: A massive tournament that an incredible amount of work went into organizing it. The multiple round and setting format that rewarded survival over winner-take-all made it especially enjoyable. The movie theme was what really set it apart as some players chose some of the more obscure movies to honor.

TO: poptartpsycho18Name: Terminator MadnessLinky: viewtopic.php?f=92&t=56175Reason: It was just super fun.... Not just cause I won it, but it had a variety of maps which made it challenging and playing against challenging players.

TO: JohnnyRocket24Name: JR's 3v3 Challenge 3Thread: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=98893Reason: When JR throws a tournament, the best players tend to come. This was a big deal in our clan thread, but all three of our teams were beaten in round 1. Some very competitive triples games did happen, and that's what happens when the best teams go head to head.

TO: jpcloetName: Vampires VS Werewolves: Europe Thread: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=85806Reason: This tournament had a cool twist where you were only eliminated if killed by a member of the opposite race, and nobody knew who was what so it was quite thrilling. Also aren't vampires popular now or something? I think that was jpcloet's doing.

TO: danervinsucksName: ~*^NCAA Football FBS PlayoffThread: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=100106Reason: This was the TO's first attempt, and he took an idea that so many of us would like to see happen in real life and made it work. I loved the format where four different games counted as the four quarters of a football match. Well run and fun, an awesome first attempt, though I think it's safe to say this is the only place anyone will see Houston winning the title!

Those are the only two nominations I have, thanks for putting this together Lx, great idea and great work as always!

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My partner (DJ Teflon) and I made it to the finals of the LxDS: Pollice Verso tournament and lost 2-1. It was a great tourney with tons of quality doubles teams. Well set up, well coordinated, and most importantly, lots of fun. I nominate Lindax's LxDS: Pollice Verson tournament. Great job Lx.

It was a tourney that put 3 random people on a team an let them come together to win an the one person that could do that an win the most team games won. It really made me find some great team players an to adapt to a lot of different personality's for one goal to win the game an ultimately the tourney..

I tend to like more complex tournaments. My three nominations this year are

1. TLO (the original). which I enjoyed the format of team play for dubs, trips quads as well as 1v1. Reminded me of Nate's old Band or Die tournaments but with more games etc. organizer Lindaxviewtopic.php?f=92&t=75528

Reason(s) why you nominate this tournament: Interesting concept where we went from single players to doubles teams, triples teams and quad teams, every round choosing a new team mate from the previous round’s losers. One thing I particularly liked about that was that I played with players I did not know and would not have played with otherwise.

I'd first like to say that it's extremely hard to pick only 3 for this competition because there are so many great organisers running magnificent tournaments. But when I finally explained to myself that we are picking a tournament and not an organiser then it made things a bit easier (a special contest to pick best organiser would be nice also and maybe add new categories next year - best teams' tournament, 1v1, franchise... just throwing ideas out because there are so many finished tournaments and picking only a few from them is not easy).

Here are 3 that stood out for me (I went through 20 pages of finished tournaments for this ).

2008 College Basketball Season by flexmaster33I don't even think that this tournament needs explaining why it's among one of the best tournaments ever ran but here are some keywords - great idea, extremely well ran, huge number of games and players, magnificent scoreboards and updates.

amazzony wrote:I'd first like to say that it's extremely hard to pick only 3 for this competition because there are so many great organisers running magnificent tournaments. But when I finally explained to myself that we are picking a tournament and not an organiser then it made things a bit easier (a special contest to pick best organiser would be nice also and maybe add new categories next year - best teams' tournament, 1v1, franchise... just throwing ideas out because there are so many finished tournaments and picking only a few from them is not easy).

Here are 3 that stood out for me (I went through 20 pages of finished tournaments for this ).

2008 College Basketball Season by flexmaster33I don't even think that this tournament needs explaining why it's among one of the best tournaments ever ran but here are some keywords - great idea, extremely well ran, huge number of games and players, magnificent scoreboards and updates.

I hear you ZZ. A contest for the best TO is a good idea, as well as using various catagories next time. Maybe I'll ask your help next time.

I was going to nominate the Speed Doodle Terminator Tournament as well. I did participate and it was very exciting!

barterer2002 wrote:

Lindax wrote:Thanks guys, still room for more!

Please remember to post the tournament thread link, so I can make sure I'm posting the proper tournament

Lx

Sorry, Went back and added in the links

Thanks Barterer. I'm glad to see I found the right tournaments!

qwert wrote:

Mmmm.... Instead of being negative, you could nominate a tournament

Im dont play so many tournaments-and i can not count mine Tournaments-expecialy Bracket series,who is very popular.And im not negative ,im (neutral)

Fair enough qwert, thanks.

I found another one I'd like to nominate:

Name of the Tournament Organizer: MrMoodyName of the Tournament: Premium+Freemium Classic DoublesLink to the Tournament Forum Thread: viewtopic.php?f=92&t=84526Reason(s) why you nominate this tournament: Hooking up with a, to me, totally unknown freemium made it fun. In general it was nice to see freemiums in a tournament, which made the concept very interesting. The tournament was also very well run.

Here's my third nomination, just a wonderful tournament from an amazing organiser. I know I might be biased as I reached so far but that's why I think I know exactly what a great job bartere2002 did with this long/huge tournament and how much work it required. Battle for Supremacy

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